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HOT SUMMER

Finland recorded one drowning death per day in June

Foreigner.fi 7/5/21

According to the Finnish Swimming Teaching and Lifesaving Federation, around half of those who die by drowning are under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident

Tourism

AIRLINES

Ryanair to connect Finland with 8 major European cities in winter

Foreigner.fi 7/5/21

The low-cost airline has announced its expansion in Finland, which sees its return to Helsinki Airport, and a new route from Tampere

National

PRIDE WEEK

Young man beats several people at LGBT party in Jyväskylä

Foreigner.fi 7/5/21

This is the second incident involving violence or threats against the LGBT community recorded in Finland during the celebration of Pride 2021

Work & Study

HIGHER EDUCATION

4,850 exchange students expected to arrive in Finland in autumn

Foreigner.fi 7/5/21

While incoming exchange students will outnumber outgoing ones by a considerably margin in the autumn, 11 higher education institutions have imposed restrictions on incoming students

National

VANDALISM

Finland urges religious minorities to adopt security plan for facilities

Foreigner.fi 7/4/21

A report from the Ministry of the Interior explains that the premises of Islamic communities are subject to a lot of vandalism, which increases the feeling of insecurity among the users

Business

BUSINESS

Increase in turnover of Finnish services, industry, construction

Foreigner.fi 7/3/21

The development was partly due to the exceptional situation caused by the coronavirus one year earlier.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finnish Covid-19 positives related to Russia travel are Delta variant

Foreigner.fi 7/2/21

The Finnish health agency (THL) confirmed that the first positive cases of Delta variant among football fans have been found in samples obtained on the eastern border

Business

BUSINESS

Increase in sales and turnover of Finnish retail

Foreigner.fi 7/2/21

The volume of sales, from which the impact of price changes has been eliminated, increased by 1.6% in May

National

AT THE ÉLYSÉE

Prime Minister Marin meets with French President Macron in Paris

Foreigner.fi 7/2/21

France is one of the countries that has offered to sell fighter jets to Finland

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Finland aims to vaccinate all children over 12 years of age

Foreigner.fi 7/1/21

THL says the efficacy of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine "has been found to be excellent" among young people aged 12-15

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC - MONITORING REPORT

Covid-19 cases on the rise again in Finland due to Euro 2020 travel

Foreigner.fi 7/1/21

Over 40% of the new cases recorded are directly linked to the Euro 2020 matches in Russia, says the government

Business

BUSINESS

Finnish banks operating profit increased 0.6 billion

Foreigner.fi 7/1/21

In the first quarter, banks had 1.4 billion euros in administrative expenses, of which wages and salaries accounted for 0.8 billion